UC Irvine vs. North Dakota State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 21

The UC Irvine Anteaters (7-5) hit the court against the North Dakota State Bison (10-3) as only 2.5-point favorites on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET on YouTube. The matchup's over/under is set at 142.5.

UC Irvine is coming off of an 84-58 loss to Belmont in its most recent game on Friday. Jurian Dixon recorded 17 points, five rebounds and two assists for UC Irvine. North Dakota State came out on top in its most recent outing 101-67 against Minnesota-Crookston on Monday. Markhi Strickland put up 19 points, one rebound and one assist for North Dakota State.

UC Irvine vs. North Dakota State Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas
• Spread favorite: UC Irvine -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: UC Irvine -134
• Moneyline underdog: North Dakota State +112
• Over/Under: 142.5 points

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• TV Channel: YouTube
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Betting the Over/Under: UC Irvine vs. North Dakota State

• UC Irvine and its opponents have combined to outscore Sunday's total (142.5 points) three times this season.
• This season, seven games North Dakota State has played finished with a combined score higher than 142.5 points.
• The total for the contest of 142.5 is 17.9 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Anteaters (77.8) and Bison (82.6).
• The 135.1 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 7.4 fewer than the 142.5 over/under in this contest.
• UC Irvine has a 143.3 average over/under in its games this season, 0.8 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• North Dakota State's games have an average over/under of 152.1 points this season, 9.6 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: UC Irvine vs. North Dakota State

• UC Irvine has played 10 games, with three wins against the spread.
• The Anteaters have been favored by 2.5 points or more nine times this season and are 3-6 ATS in those matchups.
• North Dakota State has played 10 games, with seven wins against the spread.
• So far this year, the Bison have been installed as underdogs by a 2.5-point margin or more five times and are 3-2 ATS in those matchups.
• North Dakota State has two wins against the spread, and is 3-0 overall, at home this season.
• North Dakota State has one win ATS (1-1) as a 2.5-point underdog or greater at home.
• UC Irvine is unbeaten ATS (1-0) away from home as 2.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: UC Irvine vs. North Dakota State

• This season, UC Irvine has been moneyline favorites nine times and won five of those games.
• The Anteaters have a record of 5-3 when favored by -134 or more by bookmakers this season.
• UC Irvine has a 57.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• North Dakota State has been a moneyline underdog in five games this season and has come away with the win two times (40%) in those contests.
• This season, the Bison have come away with a win two times in four chances when named as an underdog of at least +112 or longer on the moneyline.
• North Dakota State has an implied victory probability of 47.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.